The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-23

Southern Aqrieulcsria, Of Louisville,
Ky., in 1875 said: at Is refractory;
Iesists the moet intense heat; in fact,
1t Is not fnsible by any desree OF heat,
but assumes q stony consistence in the
furr ace. A deposit of this clay also
exists near Goconds, in Southern Il
linois, which supplies large estab-
lishmsnt located at trenton: N. J
where il is ground, electriated, made
into chinaware, baked, glazed and
passed through the various msnipuls-
lions necessary to produce market
able article, and then shipped back
and sold to our good people, who OF
course glory in their Independence or
exult in the progress they are making
in manu- acturing, and perhaps do net
really know that they pay an ex ,rbi.
tant pTics or profit for the privilegs oil
slipping coffee ont OF q Gu made from
their own soil. Ia the
districts where these immt nse deposits
Of china clay exist, thele is also to be
obtained, near the surface OF the
ground, an unlimited supply Of huor.
spar, French chalk, FIRE cay, yellow
ochre, lead, iron and coal. Not only
chinaware can be made out OF these
clays, but porce' ain, drain aud sewer
pipe, terra Gotta goods, fire brick, etc. /,
which might be made to yield profit
| of 80 per cant. on the investment aud
still undersell pre- tent prices"
In the mere matter OF ordinary
thouse brick, Grand Rivers has de.
cided advantage over a great many
newly ,naugurated towns. The soil
near Birmingham makes very poor
brick Grand Rivers has the alluvia
soil OF bo. h the Tennesfes and Cum
berland valleys.
CEMENT GRAVEL.
The Grand Rivers Company have
inexhaustible stores Of the celebrated
cement or Psducah gravel. This il
easily accessible from the TENNESSEE
river. Besides furnishiI g a good ma
terial for the streets OF the new city, i
can he sent by mesne of towboats anC
bargesin unlimited quantities through
out the Mississippi valley. The com
pa,y expect to bid for delivery OF thi
gravel to Msmphie, Kansas City, 81
Louis, st. Paul, New Orleans, Louis
vile, Cincinnati and other cities &C
cessible by water within the mex
twelve months.
TIMBER.
This region is noted for Its luxurisn
forests. Hundreds Of acres Of tn
compsny's lands are covered with flo
timber. Negotiations have alread
been opened looking to the establish
me at OF a charcoal furnace at Gran
Rivers. Timber can be gotten in ur
limited quantity for charcoal purpose
at ST. and 81 25 per cord, delivered
CONT acts on delivering any quantt
OF specified timber at this price can /
made now with the inhabitants. In
few weeks the company will have e.
tablished a sawmill to furnish limb,
to those desiring to build houses, fac
cries, etc. The policy Of the compsr
in matters of this kind will be e,
planned further.
AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
Both Livingston and Lyon counti
are peculiarly adapted for sustainir
a large population, and the Graz
Rivers Company own arabic lar
enough to supply vegetables for
large city. Both Of these counties a
comparatively small. But both are
a high state Of cultivation, and DO
produce a variety OF products. II
following table, prepared from 4
census reports of 1870, give fair i'd
of the state of agricultural develo
ment in these two counties: